5 Women’s Health Apps That Can Help Keep You On Track

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Women’s health is a serious matter. That’s why tech companies have invested so much money into making sure that we have apps that can help tend to our health.

There are many apps you can use that tell you when your menstrual cycle is due and whether it’s late or not. One question you may be wondering is whether period apps are any good.

Do Period Apps Actually Work?

Do period apps really work? It’s a good question. How can an app know the internal clock of my body, you may ask.

Here’s how period apps work: Once you input the times that you regularly experience your cycle, the app uses it to provide an estimate pertaining to your ovulation times and when your cycle is set to begin.

The prediction in the app is not 100%. In fact, some sources have reported that the accuracy can be as low as 21%, but that has not been my experience.

What Apps Are Good For Period Tracking?

Here are the best period apps in the Android and Apple app stores. The reviews were taken from the actual app pages in the Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store.

1. Period Tracker

Android | IOS

Here’s what one reviewer says about Period Tracker: “I originally downloaded this app because I wanted to track certain behaviors with relation to my cycle. Specifically, back pains and those days I just got so frustrated. Sure enough, they were usually a few days before my cycle. What I love about this app is how customizable it is. It has a variety of little icons and pictures, and you can track anything you want from chocolate cravings to headaches. I used a little picture of a whale to track when I started feeling bloated. I just noticed they have a little corked wine bottle with incrementally more bubbles in it to represent constipation. How could you not love that?”

2. Eve

Android | iOS

Here’s what one Google Play reviewer says about Eve by Glow: “Cons:First,glow premium is a whole joke. Understandable,not paying for the gems I don’t want is fair on the basis that I’ll never use a certain one.I feel as though I should be able to taylor my own experience on the app.I don’t care to know about my cycle twins when it’s about my own. ↪But why do I have too pay for my own cycle’s information?? All that needs to be free .I know bedsider exists-besides it, uneeded info abounds.Had app since 2017wasn’t like this Pros:Cycle preditions acc.”

3. Clue

Android | iOS

Here’s what one reviewer says about Clue: “I’ve used this app for 4 years and it’s been great! It tracks my cycle accurately, as long as I put in the data (sometimes I forget lol). There is a lot of helpful information to understand what they’re tracking and why and what it tells them and you. It’s discreet, has a nice design, and isn’t overtly feminine, which is nice for trans and gender-nonconforming folks who menstruate!”

4. MyFlo

Android | iOS

Here’s what one reviewer says about the MyFlo period tracker app. “The app has a lot of information. The only reason I didn’t give it five stars is because they have some things that need to be improved on the app. 1. It can take 10+ seconds to load 2. If you click back to go back to another screen it will freeze 3. If I want to add some details to my calendar for previous days I can’t.”

5. Flo

Android | iOS

Here’s what one reviewer says about the Flo app: “I have been using this app for awhile now and have been very dedicated to tracking my body’s cycle. With this app I avoided pregnancy successfully for 2 years without hormonal birth control by working around my fertility rhythm using the information Flo provided. The longer you use it, the more accurate it it becomes.”

Final Word

Many women can’t remember when their periods are supposed to come. To figure out when your cycle starts, count starting with the first day of bleeding until it stops.

For the most part, a normal menstrual cycle will take about 28 days, but there could be a wide variety based on several factors like diet, trauma and stress.

Keisha Smith

Keisha Smith is a Contributing Writer who attended college at Southern University A&M College in Baton Rouge. She is currently writing a book on south Louisiana culture.